Complete Free Book! It's a Jetsons World: Private Miracles and Public Crimes - by Jeffrey Tucker

[octapotamus]

I just finished listening to this. Fucking brilliant. Thank you SO MUCH, Stefan. The beauty of a truly free world (one which we are SO CLOSE TO yet SO FAR FROM), and everything that is done to squash it bring me to tears in equal measure, for equally opposite reasons. Thanks again for being such a true force in this journey of mine, and I'm sure, that of many others. SG

[octapotamus]

@octapotamus Oh, and I just completed a donation subscription (after about 3 months listening). Your appeal at the start of FDR2096 really did the trick :D Feelin' good, oh yeaah.

[deathclaw555]

What's the theme at the beginning?

[KagarBeardtooth]

When can we expect “A Movie That Gets It Right” and the final section, “Public Crimes”?

[juliecranford]

Finally done!

[arcanekrusader]

i want an alligator head! £47 here in england :P

[juliecranford]

done with the first 7 hours now. taking a break.

[N7a7v7i]

The burrito part is amazing. xD

[mannyvelo]

Half way there! With 2 kiddies, I just can't get 8hrs straight of free time. Really enjoying Stefan's reading of such a quality book.

[RancheroBFT]

He's not really reading the entire book is he? lmao

[dyne313]

Of all things I could say about this, I'll say this.

I HATE OLIVES. With a passion. So if I ever saw an "Olive Bar" I would probably stay as far away from that thing as I could.

[Cacmypants]

Everyone should definitely check out 'Against Intellectual Monopoly', excellent book, just like this one. Thanks Jeff and Stef!

[HanStanwell]

I never knew two men could make "home" made ice cream so interesting. I love you both!

[ykui1]

disco ball?

[tr1bute1]

Thanks you for your time and effort ;)

[jwallguitar]

I'm glad the book lived up to the bow tie. Thank you. 8 hours well spent.

[shmabadu]

I love how Stef reads the business claims with verve and vigor, and reads the the government reports with malaise and boredom.

[TheBookArchive]

Hey, Stef, how many pauses did you take when reading this book? or was this a marathon with no water breaks? I hint at least one time when you stopped reading between chapters because there was a brief extended pause, longer than other chapters. other than that, it was very discrete if you did! I'm only at 6 hours though!@ May have not paced yourself! LOL

[TheBookArchive]

I would hire you to read alll the books I WANT to read

[murf69]

Well I know what I'm doing with the next eight hours.

[Everythingreallyisok]

Just finished it. that was really fantastic. may go back and listen to chapters again some time. and top stuff there Stef for the reading.

[russelltreadway]

I made it!!!! It took me 3 days, but I made it! Thank you Stefan for reading, and thank you Mr. Tucker for writing this great book.

[namecyber]

Minor point. Stef, don't go all French (Boldraan) or Mexican (boo-rrrito), just anglicise the foreign words.

[TheBookArchive]

@namecyber Where's your 8 hour live narroration?

[PluralOfEverything]

I just finished listening to the whole thing in about four sittings. It was all fascinating stuff, well worth the time.

[barrywilliamsmb]

This fit right into my noggin.

Thanks Jeffrey and Stef.

[PluralOfEverything]

@barrywilliamsmb or Steffrey for short :p

[barrywilliamsmb]

@PluralOfEverything I'll allow that good imagination because my comment is not copyrighted. (tips his hat)

[Scrivens1]

What is the opening song? god that is a nice groove

[TextraCraft]

Who would want fewer and more expensive shoes? *scratches head*

[TheCapitalistdog]

I listened to this on mises.org when you first released it, and thoroughly enjoyed it. :-)

[zg76]

3h for today and I just have finished Tortilla part... and now I am hungry. Dammit

[SocietyIncollapse]

Thank you for posting this on youtube. I checked it out at mises.org and enjoyed it very much.

[juliecranford]

dater of history ... lol foreign accent :| <-- serious face

[juliecranford]

I'm gonna have to take a break now, about 2 and half hours in, because someone else wants to use the computer.

[TheBookArchive]

I've almost completed Tyranny of words.....I can't believe it...I was going to read this book next too!

[anafael1]

Hand-made, as opposed to home-made, maybe? Just a thought.

[DackIsBack]

RON PAUL 2012!!!

[anafael1]

Getting to show off your acting chops at approximately 1 hour 11 mins - excellent!

[Panpiper]

~ 3:10:00 Referring to paying someone to do 'volunteer' charity work for you, I've actually done that twice. On two separate occasions rather than spend 100 hours of my own time to help out with something I wanted to see done, I payed someone else $1000. to do the job. The thing is at the time I could easily earn more than $50. an hour doing my own work which I enjoyed doing more than the volunteer work. Win/win for everyone.

[YesIamJames]

I'm downloading it, I'll check it out when I have a spare 8 hours.

[Equity213]

Holy guacamole...

The only thing better than Jeff Tuckers writing is hearing Stef read it :)

[Pwecko]

I listened to this when it was released by mises dot org. You can download the individual chapters as mp3 files for free, then listen through your mp3 player. Much more pleasant than sitting in front of the computer for eight hours one minute and thirty seconds. I was surprised but delighted to hear Stefan reading it. Some of the readers at Mises org are hard to listen to, unfortunately.

[dumky]

Awesome narration and book. Thanks Stephen and Jeff.

Here is url for the audiobook in chopped format (one mp3 per chapter) for listening on the go: mises.org/media/categories/259­/Its-a-Jetsons-World-Private-M­iracles-and-Public-Crimes (notice the RSS link, great for podcast apps)

[newjoiseyboy]

America's Underground: 3:30:38

In Praise of Lard: 3:39:30

In Praise of McCafe: 3:43:30

Work for Free: 3:48:40

Hallowe'en and Its Candy Economy: 3:56:10

A Market for Criminal Skills: 4:11:10

The Debt We Owe to Trade: 4:16:20

The End of the US Piano Industry: 4:23:27

Should There Be Shop Closing Laws? 4:33:42

[spystyle]

Thank you very much Stefbot, I will listen to the entire thing :)

A nice audio book read by my favorite guru :)

[TemujinBC]

Many thanks for uploading the whole works here. I've listened to several chapters from Mises.org, but this is great to have it all together.



[LoveHighway]

thank you Stefan! Excellent stuff.

[newjoiseyboy]

Free Association, Peace, and Plenty--the Olive Bar, the State, and Rule Ambiguity: 1:51:35 Repeal the Drinking Age! 1:59:36 Meet My Benefactor: 2:10:50 The Permanent Thing Called "Cereal": 2:19:20 Homesteading for Fun and Survival: 2:26:55 In Defense of Indifference: 2:38:18 Three Cheers for "Petty Concerns": 2:50:26 In Praise of the Tourist Trap: 2:59:24 What Lawnmowers Can Teach Us: 3:05:28 Tortillas--the Promise and the Tragedy: 3:15:02 Rebecca Black's Friday--A Libertarian Tragedy: 3:20:10

[energytomatter]

59:00 LOL!

[semperfortis2009]

THE US CODE is for the corporation of the US and its OWNERS!!!

we MUST shed the elites (monarchs and their extended families)..THEY ARE A PARASITE on humanity!!!!!

WE MUST NOT ONLY PULL THE TICK OFF THE DOG< WE MUST SMASH IT!!!!!!

[Flyingzebra9]

8hours! I didn t even know that was possible on youtube. Nice one stef. Excellent book too.

[jcrongoXisXaXjerk]

1 hour

[Thehighrevolutionary]

i made it 4 hours 20 minutes and 9 seconds!

[chinchek]

Im in a Philosophy of Technology, just wondering if these 8 hours would be good for some insight in respect to my program?

Thanks, love your channel stef

[elmaxidelsur]

may I complain becuase the free market allowed you to updload a video too large for me to watch at once????

[necrom666]

Is Stef just reading the book word for word?

Or is he also adding comentary in places? 90minutes into it and i actually think i will listen to it all.

It's like a bedtime story about the wonders of a completely unregulated free market. Like it!

[TheAtheistPaladin]

It may be free but they get you on shipping and handling.

[anafael1]

@TheAtheistPaladin

LOL!

[Pwecko]

@TheAtheistPaladin Is this meant to be a joke? If so, very amusing. If not, no, they don't get you for shipping and handling, since you can download it for nothing. If you get the physical book, it costs money, of course. What else would you expect? The Mises Institute offers hundreds of books on economics and libertarianism free to download in various forms, including pdf and epub files. It's well worth a visit to their website at mises dot org. I've got loads on my Kindle, including this

[AncientMarinerNY]

This will definitely consume my monthly 4G allowance in one shot ... and probably will take at least one cellphone recharge ...

[newjoiseyboy]

What would be cool is if the video description had time-offset bookmarks. I think comments do them automatically, like so:

Intro: 0:00

Preface: 0:30

Private Miracles - It's a Jetsons World: 6:57

etc.

[MrGarky]

Well, I'll be listening to this from the toilet...oops I mean the "office."

[TheVibratory]

nice bedtime reading and all from my laptop! its a jetsons world indeed.

[Dambix108]

starting now!!

[Punkero245]

8 hours, wow, I will have to think it.

[777Carmine777]

Too long man! LMAO I'll have to listen to this some other day..

[JohnWoo]

An 8 hour video...... perfect for my shift. LOL

[anafael1]

Oh, good. This will keep me going for a bit...well, for 8 hours, to be exact. Thanks, mate.

[protonhead1]

Stef,this was awesome .Good info and your wit made me laugh ,keep up the good work.

[fumssa]

oh my god yes

[arcanekrusader]

Rolling up my sleeves!

[macspud28]

Who was the muppet who disliked this and why?

[TheVibratory]

@macspud28

miss piggy?

[arcanekrusader]

@macspud28 They probably thought you had to read it!

[macspud28]

@arcanekrusader Mmm maybe so, though not sure about the thought bit. Lol....

[MrFreeCookie]

8 hours? Seriously?

[rongrite]

Stef, could you read us, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?

[nass1]

I listened to this on the Mises site. Love the book, and love the performance.

[WhatsReallyGoingOnUS]

The only decision I have now is ...

A.) whether to listen to the real Stefan read the book, .... OR ....

B.) whether to read the book myself with an internal monologue in the voice of Stefan.

Hmmm, guess I better just listen to the audiobook. My inner monologue doesn't have the same elocution -- it is too lazy.

[phlexonance]

I can't find the PDF in the provided link

[GtheMVP]

This is awesome, thanks Stef!!

I have the flu, audio books are so soothing, especially with an excellent speaker such as yourself.

I've been a little hard on you lately, and still have red flags from this defooing business, but I always give credit where it's due!

[TheHIETTz]

......... and i was worried about uploading a 30minute video .... touche

[fishslappr]

@stefbot if you dont use video could you upload in 720p? i dont know the specifics, or if you need new hardware to do this... but 720p recognises a still image and will just stream the audio, loading much faster on this end.

[IIArchonII]

I would like to politely suggest a video of how this all went down. I've always been interested in audio-recording, it would be great to get a behind the scenes look at how one records and edits such a long piece like this. I know that's not "philosophical" in nature, but it does cover one interesting way people communicate ideas.

[Rattlesnakemeuk]

This is one of the books that I ordered from the Mises Institute last month. I haven't quite got round to reading it yet but if 'Bourbon for Breakfast' is anything to go by, I'm in for a treat once I've finished reading Mises' "Omnipotent Government" :D Thanks for producing this audiobook version Stefan, I'll give it a listen at some point (although in smaller more manageable chunks :D ) 8 hours, I appreciate your hard work and commitment to the cause of liberty. All the best Stefan :)

[machwon]

Why couldn't you of made this last month when I had a 28 hour roadtrip?! Selfish Stef... Just shelfish. Give me more stuff when I need it!

[offramp100]

If there is an argument for "YouSpeakers" that is an audio only version of YouTube then posts like this must be it.

[AnarchoCapitalistTV]

love the disco ball.

[femilovechild]

Am I really seeing 8 hours????

[LeEternelleVie]

I love Jeff. A gentleman anarchist.

[marketanarchist2011]

@LeEternelleVie anarcho-gentleman!

[MeneerVerspiller]

Wow 8 hours. I really wonder if this is the longest video on youtube.

[theawecabinet]

@MeneerVerspiller

8 hours..... Pah!

watch?v=04cF1m6Jxu8

[TimothyADonaghue]

Nah. There are longer... just search: Longest Video On Youtube @MeneerVerspiller

[lettherebedots]

Got your narration from mises.org and it is a great book and narration. Everyone should be required to read this book!

[astrochiken]

Eight hours

One minute

Thirty seconds

Challenge Accepted.

[stefbot]

@astrochiken haha great comment! I will check back in just over eight hours...

[energytomatter]

@astrochiken I totally just said the same thing!

I can see you are two hours into it...

[AsgerJon]

@astrochiken

OH COME ON!! I was about to write that joke ! :D

[karthadastim]

@astrochiken I don't get it

[TimiS0]

How long did that take to upload?

[smartarse001]

8 hours, wow you uploaded an 8 hour video.

You, sir - are mental!

[smartarse001]

Mmmmmmm, free literature for my mind.

Many thanks!